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BLYTH ORCHESTRA IN
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Lunch Served, . Admission $1.00
• COUNTY COUNCIL,
The:January meeting of the •Huron
cotutty, conneil opened 0n ,Tuesday
afternoon, January„22nd, with all the
mentbete present, ',Mr, Thomas Ing-
lis, reeve of Howiek, ,,was the lucky
candidate for the position of warden,
securing the backing of the majorit
• of the'Liberal members of the coup
cil and, according to tire-honored
•-custom,.the nomination decided on is
• caucus goes through the council with-
• out any opposition. In council the
notion for his appointment was made
by the unsuccessful candidates, the
motion being moved by J, W. !Beattie,
Reeve of •Seaforth, and seconded b.
Y
Robert Turner, Reeve. of God ich,
'Reeve Beattie conducted the' der -
e �'V
elect to the chair and ex -Warden 'Heys
administered the oath of office and
offered his congratulations.
A resolution of the county Council
of Simcoe that the .Provincial Govern-
ment be memorialized to amend the
'Highways Act to provide that the
bylaw appointing a township road
superintendent may be repealed or
amended by a unanimous vote of the
• township carmen without the neces-
sity of the eonsetlt in writing of the
Minister of Highways was referred
to the Legislation committee.
A communication from the City of
Oshawa enclosing'• a resolution of the
city council asking the co-operation
of the county council in seeking, a
larger proportion of maintenance
grants towards the upkeep of jails was
referred to the Legislation committee
also. The resolution points out that
the proportion of prisoners convicted
of indictable offences was large and
that the expense of jails was paid
largely by the municipality whereas
the Province should shoulder a larger
proportion.
A communication front the Nation-
al Institute for the Blind at Toronto
asking an increased grant this year
Owing to the work of the Institute be-
ing much larger, was sent to the ex-
ecutive committee. The county last
year gave a grant, of $50 and this
year
was asked .led ;
blind $' 70. Twenty-one
persons front Huron county
'were treated last year.
A petition signed by Geo. Pauline,
Q J. Wright, Charles Mine, Archie
McMichael and John Gibson and sent
in by David Robinson asked the
county council. to appoint arbitrators
to settle the boundaries of rural un-
ion school section No. 14 of Turn -
berry and Howick. •This was refer-
red to the education committee.
A communication from the Ontario
Good Roads Association announced
the convention for Feb. 27 and 28 and
March 1 and asked the payment of
fee and the sending of delegates. This
was referred to the finance commit-
tee. •
The secretary of the Ontario Trus-
tees' and Ratepayers Association
wrote asking the opinion of the coun-
cil on a proposal that at least one
trustee of a high sclwoI should be ap-
pointed outside of the high school
area. This was in view of the fact
that a Large number of pupils come
from outside the centre in which a
school is located. This was sent to
the educatima committee.
A letter froth the county clerk of
(Bruce enclosing a resolution of that
council relative to the question of the
admission of indigent_ to hospitals
tt•a sent ni iegislatiiia committee. The
resolution is es follows:
That. in no case shall the munici-
pality be liable for the cost of any in-
digent patient unless such patient is
first admitted to the hospital with the
knc,wledge and approval of the Reeve
or other officer of the local munici-
pality of which he is a resident and
that in any ease .the hospital shall
forthwith notify the Reeve '.,1 such
admission.
• That all iodigrttt+ ;halt .he sent ti,
a i1 ottt. ,catlrtt the rutty where
sueli n: - eil ., i'r fernisii rea-
snnah r facilitiesend that the county
and local municipality ,hail In n-,
ease a,, exp 's / Fee -the account
I1 1 - '.nt y tint td taut
the local Comity lea.e ,are ref -el tike
cart f , esteems
The acet In- n n'. n 1
heligent, ekes's', in ere fro,:
.'.-ata. I1 tit , Ttt eb't' stead he tile C"1.1117::
local r, kill 3 t C .m ,.a', JY.
the e t O t • :Il p n
tent. w"Ica the revers his
A tort. -t trek. tthree
t iltcn r tr r) t a io 11, pita ,t
l .,n 1 • Jr t. he lie a C'-ttnfv F'I n
acs received. the patients being re-
ttlrned the helm t n. of the week. -The
patien anethe fermeriy irtma'es ,f
the Ii h:e of Retttge or n,t, are trans-•
ferrel a :linOve when their nearest of
kin ,, immediately notified of such
transfer. when they w•iri have the ,-
9trtu 1 t the Rause
Refu oet . •i -
Filed.
,\ 1e t ",1 Citatitant
to idle rc t passed by- the
count: -ha re-
g. -lasting the t .tate t: •,f hntarlo
tr' in ga ^ the a ,",tem caring
frr teatai e i,: e vitt the
view making ',grate p. ,. ,.t
for the a ' rant a until
Sled t rr- :,:s t to p ,eone .l tiherat-
' ed. --•Rt.. "rt;f the 'egi la;'we cr to
• lite
it Lt
:i t e :;,t the ?'uh' t ..ter at
Osg!oode Ha:,: wee that a btultte
$200 had been ;nate t, the Ht n
bri,nch r the 0 trdren' Aid Society
for the use of the sheltera Grit est
Referrer! ,o the shelter committee.,
A request. frees. the S.,lvy i li ..\ my
fora grant to theRenee Homme at
London was referred to the executive
committee, and a request from the
'hospital for Sick Children -was filed,
Clerk. of 'Hestiltgs county .wrote en-
closing resolntien of the council of
that caturty es follows;
That the hospital and Charitable
Institutions Act contains no interpre-
tation o;f the word "indigent" and
Mose in charge of some hospitals ap-
parently believe that the word in-
cludes all who are not disposed .to pay
h i
their o
e
s a
P t l accounts.
That the Government be r•eelttested
to designate what the ward ;`indigent„
is intended to convey .and to amend
the act is such a way that hospitals
shall be required to make consistent
elt?ol'ts to collect their accounts from
relatives, who under other circum-
stances would be liable before the me-
t icipality ie approached for' payment.
The procedure which makes a county
a collecting agency for any institution
s, re-
ttee,
sub -
that,
Jana-
, they
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under
Alex,
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Keys
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is very objectionable. This wa
ferred to the 'legislation comms
The following motions were
trotted:
Sy Messrs. Beattie aucl Hill
as the auditors appdittted last
ary did not have any work to do
be re -appointed for the year.
vied, The auditors appointed
the above notion are Messrs.
Portenfelci, of' East Wawanosh,
A, E. Erwin, of Bayfield.
By Messrs, Wright and Beatti
Messrs. Hill, Ballantyne and
Gf the Township of Grey) b
Good Roads Commission for.
Carried.
13y Messrs. 'Turner and Balla
that Messrs, J, W, Beattie and
Holman•,be appointed ori the B
of Criminal Audit. --Carried.
By ,Messrs. McKlb•bon and St
that Mr, A. J, Irwin be reappo
as trustee of Wingham high sch
Referred to the education con.
By Messrs. Mci[Cibbon and
wartha that we grant $1,000 to ea
the several hospitals in the count
cognized by the Governntent,-R
red to' the executive committee,
'By Messrs. Henderson and Ba
tyne that Messrs.. Adana, Sia
Turner, Anderson and :Higgins be
striking committee to name the st
stag committees of the council
1929 and report at the tnornittg
sion.-.Carried.
Moved by Messrs. Beattie and.
nedy that Col. R. S. Hays be appo
ed 'trustee for the Seaforth Colleg
Institute. -:Referred to the educe
committee.
.By Messrs, Higgins and Rader
a grant of $25 be made to the H
satl seed show -Referred to the e
cutive committee.
Sy Messrs, Snell and Baker
Mr. Win. May be reappointed on
Exeter Educational Board, -Refer
to educational committee.
1By Messrs, Craigie and Hill t
Mr. J. J Robertson be appointed
the Goderich Collegiate Instit
Board. --Referred
to educational n
o al co
unittee.
By Messrs. Hill and Turner t
Mr. J. W. Craigie be appointed
the Goderich Hospital Board: C
ried.
.By Messrs. Trewartha and Midd
ton that Mr. A. B. Client, be appoin
trustee of Clinton Collegiate Instit
-Referred to educational committ
The striking committee's rep
fixed the membership of the standi
committees as follows. This
adopted:
Executive -- Messrs. Trewartl
Snell, Dodds, Stalker and Wright.
'Legislation - 'Messrs. Henderso
Rader, Anderson, Craigie and Mole.
Finance ---,Messrs. Higgins, McKi
bon, Beattie, Switzer and .McKenzie
Education-t:Dr, Milne. Messrs, Ba
ker. Neeb, Keys (Stanley) and Co
tins.
County Property --!Messrs. Craigi
Kennedy, Hubbard, ifcICibbon an
Dr. Milne.
House of Refuge -.Messrs. Adam
Stalker, Turner, Higgins and Anile
son.
Children's Shelter -.Messrs. Turn
er. Baeker, and the Warden. -
4gricuitural Advisory Committee
lfessrs. Wright, Henderson, Neeb
Adapts and Trewartha.
W'arden's Committee -Messrs. Mid
dleten, Dodds. Hubbard, Snell an
Beattie,
At the same session Chairman Dr
'Bine of the House of Refuge cont
mittee, ex. -Warden Hays and th
clerk reported with reference to the
installation of the frigidaire at the
House of Refuge. This had been car-
ried mit and the outfit was a very
creditable addition to the House of
Refuge equipment.
Dr. Milne spoke of the matter of
rebate: to turban 'municipalities oil
the levy raiser! for highway work in
such municipalities. His municipality
,t t leeking for a return ,f a certain
t,1 p cion rte lett tar wok im
' t
leading e the connecting link
r.1 had been informed - that these
,t1,,111,:: -t eti hr ret l.nr1 to form a
m f
Moire pavement. The (lector
1.trtu•t t , take the matter e;,
s 1 i (lend Reads C, omission and
I c r: to explanation,
11 11,w1ng m,tiens were pre-
-11,1:•
1 Messrs. Hill and Dodds that the
aaesrt true striking committee he
l and that the cards be printed
with the telephone number and ad-
dressof each member. -Carried,
Pr lfessrs. Beattie and Kennedy
that a grant of $100 be made each ag-
ricultural Society holding a fall fair.
Referred t , executive committee.
P,y -lfessrs. 'turner and Henderson
that the members of the Good Road;
C•onintissk.n and the Chanty Engin-
eer at'end the Geed Roads Conven-
ts•• t be held in Toronto, -Carried.
P Messrs. Wright attrl Beattie,
•,ar a grant t $100 he given to each
\ rr1e l;ttral Society holding a sprint;
fair. Sent t executive: enmmittee. •
f v Me- r s. Ballantyne and Switzer
I:. a grant of $100 be paid the South
!Non PI ,win n s l-eciati;,n--Sent
ctutivr committee.
E D,. Milne and Mr. Hill that a"
dee
7 county by ntltin i 7-
c pa
n u t he paid on or before Dec.
writ year, otherwise 5
e -I he ha er r per
g 1 n thn toe t 1,
1020 taxes and a.t'r. Ca -
i : 'i r. flu:1 :till Dr M[i:ne that the
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ear .oes t-, a .text preceding thre;
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WOLVERTON
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SEAF TH, o T afI
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4RE PRYING For Grain
Wheat, Standard '1.25 per bus
Oats, Standard or over o0c per bus
Barley, Standard or over .0c per -bus
Mixed Barley and Oats
s 1161,45 per 100 lbs. . .: .
Buckwheat, Standard and over ' 80c per bus
WE ARE SFLLeINC�
Silverking, Best Manitoba Patent
Keystone, Best Pastry Flour
Whole e h
W eat' (Stone Ground)
Bras sn
1 'in bags
Shorts „ ,t
Middlingsis
u
Chopped Mill -run
pp Screenings
Mixed Chop
$4,00 "per bag
$3.75 per bag
$3,70 per bag
$33.00 per ton
$33;00 per ton
$38,00 per ton
$30.00 per ton
$36.00per ton
PHONE 51
years.-Carriecl,
By 'Messrs..Mackenzie' . and 'Mole
Chet the county grant. $100 to the"
Trustees' and Ratepayers' Associa-
tion. 'Sent to executive committee,
Sy Messrs. Mole and Anderson that
$2'5 be granted to each public library
pit h 1 brary
in the county. ---Sent to executive
committee.
The clerk
was instructed to enforce
the order that all` Agricultural Soc-
ieties must. make the returns ordered
by the council before the county
council grant is paid,
Wednesday Afternoon,
At the Wednesday afternoon sex-
81011 two petitions were presented to'
the council ih opposition to the one
presented Tuesday re change in,
Wroxeter school section. These were
signed by 29 interested ratepayers.
The petitions mere sent to the educa-
tion committee to be considered with
one presented the previous clay.
The first report of the executive
committee was presented on -Wednes-
day afternoon. The following grants
were recommended: '$100 to each ag-
ricultural society holding a fall fair,
$100 to each spring fair in the county;
$100 to the South Huron Plo '
when s
Association; $100 to the North Huron
Plowmen's Association; $2$ to each
public library in the county, $7150 to
each hospital in the county approved
of by the Government, $25 to Hensall
seed show and $100 to the Salvation
Army Rescue Home in London. In
considering the report in committee
the grants nts were all approved and that
to the S.A. Rescue Home was increas-
ed to $150 (the amount the request
asked for). This was on motion of
Messrs. Henderson and Turner.
IA 'request from Countj' Treasurer
/Gordon Young was. for a substantial
increase in salary. Mr. Young poitated.
out that in Bruce county, with a low-
er assessment than Huron county, the
treasurer's salary is $2,'700, against
the $1,500 at present paid in Huron.
The letter was laid on the table.
When motions were called ,for lot
of motions were put in, some of which
are far-reaching in their importance.
The following is the. list:
By Messrs. Hubbard and Wright,
that the petitions of the parties in-
terested in the Tv roxeter school bowt-
.daries be sent to the education com-
mittee to bring in a 1' econuneridation.
-Carried.
By 'Messrs. Adams and ,Beattie that
a grant of $200 be made he the Agri-
cultural Representative for junior ex-
tension work to'be held in trust by
•hint for that purpose. ---Sent to exe-
cutive committee.
Ty Messrs. Craigie_and Turner that
a grant of $25 be made for - the up-
keep of flower beds around the court
house. --Sent to executive committee.
'By :Messrs. Wright and McKibhon
that \Wingham seed fair receive a
grant of $25. -,Sent to executive.
By :Messrs. Hill and MclCibbon that
Bylaw No, 16, 1928, be amended by
insetting in the Children's Shelter
Committee, after the word "council,"
the wards, "of which the Warden
shall be one." -'Carried.
By Messrs, Wright and Collins`that
each school fair receive a grant of
$25 Sent to executive committee.
By Messrs, Hill and Collins that
owing to increased motor transporta-
tinn.-causing greater destruction to all
roads, the Provincial Government be
requested through the Department of
Highways to raise the gas tax cit all
gas used by motor cars and trucks to
5 cents per gallon and that' the grants
n all roar!, be increased to 50 per
cent. when good road legislation is
e upiaed with, and that the Province
1n1• en per cent of the cost 01
1' ,v uncial Highways, that a copy of
h re,011105,n be sent t, the secretary
of the Good Roarls Association, -Car-
ried
By. Messrs. Turner and ileitdelson
that, whereas the rate charged by the
i•Iydrn Power Commission of Ontar-
io for electric power attd energy
thr ugitout the County of Huron is
s, excessive, compared with otbe:•
r,unties nearer the source of supply
and whereas the fact precludes the
possibility of the farmers of the coun-
ty being able tc avail themselves of
this power in any large measure by
reason of the great distance from Nia-
gara Falls and the Consequent high.
Cnst.i,f transit713aion, and whereas the
towns and tillages of the county can-
not offer inducentealts to mac tifactur-
ing' industries for location . for the
sante reason, and the whale cotmty
therefore, suffering industrially and is
•gene ally handicapped in providing
wr,rk f,r out people, causing our
young ;nett and mitt young w•omrn to
:eek employntent elsewhere, and
tt t z
h ic't the er,nuni - rn has stead -
f e tit set its face against a flat rate
fee to whole Province, now, therefore
bt resolved, that the County Conn-
or ; Huron. assembled at this see -
:V.111 strongly petition and urge the
r its cion to pr=oceed with the rte;
rcl o tt1ent of pntcer. nn the Maitland'
River as w 1 promised and guaran-
teeil by the !ale Sir Arlan) Reck as
head of the Hydro Power' Commis-
sion and thus place the county of
Huron its a fair. and equitable way to
hold its own front an agricultural,`
commercial and industrial standpoint
with all other sections of Ontario. --
Carried.
Ty Messrs, Craigie and Beattie that
in view of 'the fact that it is the in-
tention' of the Town of Goderich, as
soon as thesweather will permit•in the
spring, to' construct concrete walks
thrsittgh the court house square and
a curbing around the outside of the
same, and on the inside of the road-
way, be - it reso'h�ed that the county
construct around- the court house and
its own property, a sidewalk or. pave
mer to linkup with the town's work
and else'that it construct a concrete
drive C5,' 'froth the south v}a5 t and north
to cot,,,ect with file county property,
--Sent' to Good Roads Commission,
,By Messrs. Henderson and Stalker.
that some improvement be • made to
the narrow. bridge on the -county road
north of'Belgrave so that the children.
attending the school will not be forc-
ed to cross the bridge as it is very
dangerous: -Sent to Good Roads
Gontmission.
Messrs. 'Mole. and Mackenzie
that the road between.Ashfield and
Wawanosh from the 9th to the 44th
concessions be rebuilt during the
coming year. --Sent to Good Roads
Commission.
Front Messrs. Craigie and Switzer
that the le
work .
:fcutting
o
d i
cwt and
protecting the bend or torp its the
road on Sal'tford hill as recommended
by the commission three years ago be
proceeded •with -Smit to Good Roads
Commission.
By Messrs. Adams and Beattie that
a grant be made to assist in the tip -
keep of street lights in the hamlet of
Londesboro on account of the great
benconn y road, t of such lights
Goodc on the
Roads.
Commission.
'By Messrs. A. P. Keys and Middle-
ton that the .cast of installation• and
maintenance of two lights at Bayfield.
bridge and of one light at each of the
two intersections in the hill leading
to the bridge from the south be paid
for from the county road funds. -sent
to Good Roads Commission.
By Messrs. 1M.-eKib'bon and Hender-
son that the work of improving the
County Road from Wingham to Blue -
vale be •completed as far as Biuevale
and that the work be clone' as early -in.
the year as possible. -Sent to Good
Roads Commission.-
18,Bwli chtts tvasn takenaoffthat
th coud nty
road system leading from the boun-
dary between Morris and Grey east
5% utiles to Ethel police village, join-
ing road 2fo. 19 and also boundary
between' Morris and Grey east on the
11th and 12th concessions of Grey
354 miles, be put back on the said sys-
tem. --!Sent to Good Roads Comini,-
sion.
By Messrs. Turner and McKenzie
that whereas the Blue Water High-
way through the County of Huron
and other countjes, such as Lambton,
Brace, Grey and Sinitoe, is now a
county gravel. road, and whereas it is
rapidly becoming an internationally
travelled highway between the United
States and Northern Ontario along
Lake Huron incl [Georgian Bay and
the upkeep as a county gravel road is
therefore exceedingly- high and out of
all proportion to other' county roads,
be.it resolved that we petition the
Highways .Department to take it aver
as a Provincial Highways and have it
paved as scion as the finances of the
Department will permit and in the
mealtime that we ask to have Provin-
cial road signs placed along
the Highway and that the other cotut-
ties and also to the Blue Water High-
way Association at the City of Sarnia,
-Sent- to Gond Roads Commission.
Thursday Morning. .
At the Thursday morning session
the report of last year's Warden and
the treasurer on the suggestion to
transfer some of the county's bttal-
Itess to the Royal Banlc in 'view of the
amalgamation of the Standard and
Commerce banks, was received. ft
recommended -no action as the two
branches were being continued and
satisfactory' arrangements were ac-
corded the Comity in carrying its.Pro-
tinciai indebtedness.
'Moved by 'Messrs, Beattie and
Wright That the chairmen of each nf'
the different pay conliuittees-be asked
to bring in a report at the December
meeting of council, telling the num-
ber of meetings held and the cont of
same and also that the mileage for
meth hers attending cemin t meet: -
Inge . be based r 1
g rt o
n the
number of miles
travelled by autrimehile' rather than
by train, as dur=ing the sitttltner every-
body travels by auto Carried.
Moved Ivy Mesara Beattie and .ed -
ante that we memorialize the Proviu-
cial Government to increase the sub-
sidy on counts' roasts from 50 to 60
per cent. and .that a copy, of the re,•,.
Rulon be sent to the Good Roasts A.s-
saciation.-Carried, •
Moved byMesere: .4c.
Qi
Wright lit '
dA
5 dler
tvarthe that the council of eachttown
ship of Rayon be asked to trate their•
assessors get the Itutnlaer. of .Pure-
bred aiid grade bulls. --Carried,
Moved by Messrs. J3ailantyue and
Switzer drat the bridge across, the
Suable River on Oott ty Rond No. 8
in the township of Usborne be re-
bullt-Seat to Good Roade Conmafe-
sion.
Moved by l'tessxs, Snell.and Ilig-
giirs that, owing to the approaches to
the bridge at Exeter being very nar-
row and a danger to the Public, we
recommend that these be widened, al-
so the face of the road repaired,
Moved by Messrs. H,'A, Keyes and
Collins that the 'county, maintain one
of the street lights in the village of
Ethel as it is a dangerous' cornet in
the county roads. --Sent to Good
Roads 'Commission,
Mored by Messrs, Higgins and
Neeb that the revises,' bylaw re hawk-
ers and peddlers be again introduced
for cou•stde'ration and action by this
council,--Oarrled.
Moved by Messrs, Neeb and Switz-
er that a bylaw be passed by the
council at the present session giving
effect to' a resolution passed by the
council of the township of Stephen
and dated Jan. 14th, 1929, declaring
that sub. sec. 1 of sec, 196, chapter
238, R.S.O, 11927, shall apply and ex-
tend to the Township of Stephen the
powers given to cities and towns, es
per 'sec, 195 of some statute's for the
purpose of sale of land for.: arrears of
taxes, the sante to take ,.effect on the
passing of the county bylaw.
On Thursday afternoon Mr, Ginn
took up the working of the Corn Bor-
ers' Act in the counties of Ontario
and showed that'll most cases there
had been a decrease in .tthe proportion
of crop 'affected in 1928 from 1927.
In Huron '17.2 per cent, was affected.
in 1927 and 12 per cent, in 1928. Hur-
on was only half under the act and
the decrease was 5.2 per cent.
Mr, Gino asked the 'council to 'fix'
the hours constituting a day's work
and what wages he should pay assis-.
tants,
Mr, Edwards brought up the mat-
ter of an increase its the salary and
help for Mrs. Elliott at the Shelter,
Mr. Henderson brought up the mat-
ter of Me payment of .the county soli-
citor regarding attendance et the
House of Refuge. It was pointed out
that the retaining fee did not 'include
work of this sont.
'Mr. Higgins discussed the financial
position of the county and the. matter'.
was further dismissed . by Messrs.
Beattie, Wlright, Hill, Trewartha and
he Warden. en..
The following were appointed ,as
he arbitrators in the matter of S.S.
14, Turrrberry and Howick; Dr.
field; inspector, Goderich, chairman;
C. Ross, -Brussels; and -N. W. Tre-'
aetha, Clinton,
Children's Shelter;
The
Cnfldr
ens Shelter co
mtnittee
eported finding everything in first
lass condition excepting the kitchen:.
here were at present nine' children -
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Under the auspices qf, the Ladies''
Guild, of 'St, •Jonas' Church, Verna
Qieen by the Lakeside Entertainers
of Bayfield
IN THE TOWN HALL, VARNA
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TUESDAY, 1eEB. 12th, 1929
at 8,15 p,nl,
These en'terta'iners are well and fa-
votira'bly known in this cotmmunity
and should draw a' lenge crowd.
Conte ,One' Come Alit
Adimssioi: Adults 35c. Children 25c
boys and two girls. Theyall seemed
td be in good health with seven ,going
to school at the present time, The
matron, Mrs. Elliott, ,.was keeping
the hone in frrstocl'ass ,condition and
keeping the children nice and clean;
but they were' sorry, to say that Mrs.
Elliott, had handed in her resignation.
They recommended that the walls of
the kitchen be painted and the, floor
covered with some kind of floor cover-
ing.
Executive Committee
The second report of the executive
committee recommended further
grants as,foliows: $50 to• the- Trus-
tees' • and Ratepayers' Association
($100 was -the ot'igin•al lotion); $50
to the National Institute for the
Blind ($3'7'5 w'as asked for). The exe-
cutive also reported recommending
the acceptance of the tender Of- The
Signal for county printing; E. U.
Cleveland for bread for the jail, C, .M.'
Robertson foe groceries. The follow-
ing salaries and allowances were re
contnrendecli Warden .$100, 'clerk
•$1,700; treasurer $16'50, crown attor-
ney $1100, county- engineer -for r des-
ignated roads and ear upkeep $3400,
for county roads $200; jailer, with fuel
and light $1000; matron of jail $225;
physician of jail $120; turnkey (no
extras for fuel and light), $900; mane
ager of House of Refuge $700, and
$100 for .upkeep of > car; matron of
House of Refuge $700; assistant ma-
tron $400; inspector of House of
Refuge $300; physician of House of
Refuge $400; school -inspectors for
expenses; each, $525; auditors of',
in the Shelter ranging in age from ADMISSION $1
seven months to thirteen years, seven ..
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Feb. .8th
BLYTH ORCHESTRA
THURSDAY ,TA ft141W 31, X1929.
criminal justice itecounte, each, (,Ci
day $5 (and 10c Per, toile one Nay
travelled); auditors' county aceauuts,.
each $50;-csre'talcet• of Com•t: Meuse'
and Registry affico $900; 'eannty
councillors per day $Sand 10' cents a:
mile one wee' travelled. Re the ren
quest of the county treasurer for a
substantial increase in salary, that
$11650 be paid for the present year.,:
without
au•
bonus,•
1
that a the
salary
of the inspector of he Ii'ouse of Re-.
fuge be $300; that $200 be paid to the
agrteulturai repl•eselftative to be held
in trust by him for that purpose; that
$25 be paid to the Wingleatn aeed fair,
that $25 be paid for.the uplceep of the
flower beds sepund the court house
and that $25 be paid to each school
fair, that the eounty engineer',s salary
be $3600 and his name omitted frosxt,,
the sesGe onitl pay .slteets.
Good Roads Commission,
The Good Roads • Commission , 4..
commended that consideration be giv-
en when preparing the program :of
work for the year to the motion of
Messrs,, Henderson and Stalker re
bridge at Belgrave, to the motion of
Messrs, Mole and McKenzie to re-
build the road north of Dungannon;
to the notion of Messrs, McKibbon
-and Henderson to continue the cone
struction of the road easterly froth
Wingham to Bluevale, to•the motion
of Messrs. 'Craigie and "Switzer for
the improvement of the road to Salt -
ford, to the Motion of Messrs, Ballan-
tyne and .Switzer to rebuild the bridge
on the Thames Road, and to' the nto-
tion of Messrs. Snell and Higgins for
intprovemen'ts. on Exeter bridge' ap-
proaches. Re motion of Messrs, Col-
lins and Keys asking for certain ad-
ditions to the county road system,
that iso action be taken until further
report is heard from the ' Highways
Advisory 13'oard; re notion of 'Messrs,
Turner and 'McdlCenzie asking- the_
Province to assume the '4Blue Water
as a (Provincial highway, the t' action
on this matter be deferred as the
council' of 1927 entered' a similar
request and the matter was laid
be-
fore the ;Highways Advisor in 1928 and advice from t y Board
Ment is 'being',he Depart-
ment
awaited; ' re: motions
of 'Messrs. Ii;Ceys and Collins, Adams
and Beattie, Keys and Middleton, re
certain lights on ,county roads, that
onsideration'be given these matters
Eter the commission has had an op-
ortunity to examine ,.'the situations;
hat a contptunicatioti be sent: to the
dvisory (Board of the.Department of
Highways requesting a report on the'
natters placed before them in'.Sep-
enrber last. The following: clause
as not concurred in: "It - is the
nteniion of the commission to try
tit a new system for the payment of
acounts whereby Miss Tye will be
ppointed 'treasurer for the 'County
oad Comtndssion and the County
reasurer-�will pay'over '• to the Com-
issio.
n the funds in tum
sum, as the
ccounts are passed. This procedure
ill eliminate a great deal of unne-ces
ry work and permit the • accounts, to
e paid at an earlier:date. Your cone-•
fission desire to have the approval '$f
is council 'before making the change.
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Cochrane
S opine Exeter, Wedo Feb,
You are living in an age of power farming. it's up to you to, "Know your
power farming machinery!" Come andget
a wonderful short course in the oper-
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•cry. Miles of pow et farming machin -
thrilling, interesting movie film,, synchronized with lectures
dearly explain to you every inside workingpart;
; tell
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trouble
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